Bài tập ôn tập môn Tiếng anh lớp 8 (Bài 4 đến 6)

UNIT 4: OUR PAST
Test 1
I.Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. match	 	b. pan 	c. transmit 	d. safety
2. a. equipment 	b. upset 	c. end 	d. help
3. a. folk 	b. hold 	c. photo	 	d. neighbor
4. a. fairy	 	b. train	 	c. afraid 	d. wait
5. a. excited 	b. prince 	c. once 	d. escape
II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
6. Yesterday I _____ to the cinema.
a. go 	b. will go c. went 	d.has go
7. Mozart was born in Salzburg ______ 1756.
a. in 	b.on 	c.at 	d.since
8. _____ Saturday night, I went to bed at 11 o’clock.
a.At 	b.On 	c.In 	d.From
9. I used _____ fishing.
a. enjoy 	b.to enjoy 	c.enjoying 	d.to enjoying
10. It’s hard work looking______ three children all day.
a. after 	b.before 	c.about 	d.at
11.I can’t stand people who are cruel______ animals.
a. with 	b.to 	c.on 	d.about
12. He died_____ a heart attack.
a. with 	b.of 	c.because 	d.by
13. The sun suddenly _____ from behind a cloud.
a. appear 	b. appeared 	c. disappear 	d. disappeared
14. An oil_____ burned in the darkness.
a. lamb 	b. lamp 	c. lam 	d. lame
15. He was late, but fortunately his friends waited for him.
a. luckily 	b. magically 	c. cruelly 	d. lately
III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard Englith.
16. Bob lived in Rome for three years; now he was living in Amsterdam.
 A B C D
17. There used to be a movie theater here but it close a long time ago.
 A B C D
18. I don’t want to sound likely I’m complaining, but this plan is unfair.
 A B C D
19. We took all the rubbish outside and burn it.
 A B C D
20. He made me feel like such a foolish when he used me as an example!
 A B C D
IV. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
One day, two men (21) _____ in the woods. Suddenly, they saw a huge black bear. One man immediately (22) _____ down, took off his backpack, and took out his sneakers. He began (23) ______ off his hiking boots. The other man looked (24) _____ him and said, “Are you crazy? Do you think you can run (25) ______ than that bear?” “No,” replied the first man. “But I can run faster than (26)_____!”
 	take off (phrv) : cởi( giày...) sneakers (n) : giày chạy bộ
 	hiking boots (n) : giày đi bộ
21. a. hiked 	b. are hiking 	c. was hiking 	d. were hiking
22. a. sits 	b. sited 	c. sitted 	d. sat
23. a. take 	b. taking 	c. to take 	d. b & c
24. a. on 	b. at 	c. for 	d. after
25. a. fast 	b. fastly 	c. faster 	d. more fast
26. a. him 	b. his 	c. you 	d. your
Test 2
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.	
1. a. beneath 	 	b. destroy	c. upset	d. planet
2. a. tiger 	 	b. fire	c. stripe	d. prince 
3; a. buffalo 	 	b. rope	c. wisdom 	d.clothes 
4. a. door 	b. foolish 	c. choose d. soon
5. a. daugher 	b. light	c. weigh 	 d. cough
II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
6. I____ football very often when I was younger.
a. play 	b. was going to 	c. played 	d. was playing
7. Many people decorate their homes ______ Christmas.
a. in 	b. at 	c.on 	d.when
8. Children believe a fat, jolly man brings gifts______Christmas Eve.
a.in 	b. at 	c.on 	d.when
9. We live _____ the 21st century.
a. in 	b. at 	c. on 	d. for
10. I ______ gardening, but I don’t have time for it now.
a. use to enjoy 	b. used to enjoy 	c. use to enjoying 	d. used to enjoying
11. Costa Rica sounds______ a great place for a relaxing vacation.
a. as 	b. like 	c. similar 	d. same
12. I am not happy _____ his work this term.
a. with 	b. to 	c. on 	d. of
13. I thought there was some coffee in the cupboard, but there’s_______ there.
a. no 	b. none 	c. any coffee 	d. none coffee
14. The factory ______ down last year.
a. burned 	b. turned 	c.fire 	d.flamed
15. He _____ his words carefully.
a. use 	b. chose 	c. collect 	d. spoke
III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.
16. Mozart started composing at the age of five and writing more than 600 pieces of music.
 A B C D
17. The course begins in 12 May and ends sometime in August.
 A B C D
18. How could you be so cruel with someone who never did you any harm?
 A B C D
19. James had to chose between getting a job or going to college.
 A B C D
20. I tried to ask a question, but just made myself look fool.
 A B C D
IV. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces. 
(21)____ the United States and Canada, (22)_____ a popular legend about a monster. People say that it is very big and that it has a lot of hair. (23) _____ name is Bigfoot, (24) _____ there are big footprints in the snow. The footprints are 60 cms (25) _____ and 20 cms wide. But (26)______Bigfoot really exist? We don’t know!
21. a.In 	b.At 	 c.On 	d.From
22. a.there is 	 b.there are c.have 	d.having
23. a.Its 	b.It 	c.It’s 	d.It has
24. a.so 	b.because c.so that 	d.although
25. a.length 	b.width 	c.height 	d.long
26. a.do 	b.does 	c.did 	d.are
UNIT 5 : STUDY HABITS
TEST 1
I.Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1.a. Spanish	b.habit	c. necessary	d.satisfactory
2.a. mend	b.semester	c. letter	d.report
3.a. comment	b.promise	c. shop	d.improve
4.a. meaning	b.heart	c. eat	d.speak
5.a. across	b.come	c.excellent	d.satisfactory
II.Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. 
6.He tried to give up smoking but couldn’t break the_______ .
a. hobby	 b. habit	c. pastime 	d. favor
7.Our team won the game because we played very
a. good 	b. well 	c. goody	d.better
8.You_____ take the baby to the doctor.
a. should	 b. ought	c. need	d. has to
9.The doctor______ he should take a few days off.
a. say 	b. said 	c. ask 	d. tell
10.He was more than a little proud _____ himself.
a. about	b. to	c. of	d.for
11.The Chinese team ______ in the competition.
a.work very hard	b.workedvery hard	c.work very hardly	d. worked very hardly
12. James is very ill; he ______ to the hospital.
a. need to go 	b. needs to go 	c. nee	d going 	d.needs going
13.His ______ towards me is very strange.
a. behave 	b. behavior 	c. behaved	d.behaving
14.I was born in Vietnam; Vietnamese is my______ .
a. mother tongue 	b. first language c. foreign language 	d. a & b
15.How do you______ your name?
a. pronunciation	 b. pronounce 	c.pronounced	d. pronoun
III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.
16. He said that his mother was a badly cook.
 A B C D
17. I should work harder at my English pronunciation.
 A B C D
18. I got good grades at English and History.
 A B C D
19. They write the meaning of new words by their mother tongue.
 A B C D
20. Next I’d like you to make the grammar exercises on page 10.
 A B C D
IV. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces. 
Kenji and Ykari are new students in Peter’s class. They are from Japan. They said they (21) ____ together, (22) ____ a week. They studied their textbook (23) ______ it has the grammar at the back. They learned the rules (24) _____ heart and then they wrote (25) _____ of sentences and examples, and practiced with conversations.
21. a. revised 	b. revision	 c. learned 	d. learning
22. a. once 	b. one 	c. two 	d. a & b
23. a. so 	b. so that	 	c. because 	d. in order to
24. a. with 	b. by 	c. on 	d. in
25. a. lot	 	b. lots	 	c. many 	d. much
TEST 2
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. late 	b. paper	c. lunar	d. pronunciation
2. a. term 	b. necessary	c. semester	d. mother
3. a. list 	b. underline	c. highlight	d. night
4. a. proud 	b. pronoun	c. around	d. enough
5. a. revision 	b. festival	c. postcard	d. promise
II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
6. The water was rising ______.
a. fast 	b. slow	 	c. fastly 	d. lovely
7. As you’re so unhappy there, you _____ look for another job.
a. should 	b. ought 	c. need 	d. has to
8. Sally_____ him to come home early.
a. tell	 	b. told 	c. say 	d. ask
9. I tried my ______ not to laugh.
a. good 	b. well 	c. better 	d. best
10. We should learn this poem______ .
a. by heart	 	b. by soul	 c. by many times 	d. by millions
11. She arrived early ______ a good seat.
a. so that to get 	b. in order get	 	c. in order to get 	d. so that getting
12. You must improve your spelling.
a. make something better 	b. become better
c. make something worse 	d. become worse
13. ______ is the study of the earth and its countries, mountains, rivers, weather, etc.
a. Geography 	b. Physics 	c. Chemistry 	d. Mathematics
14. We left at 6 a.m _______ late.
a. so as not to be 	b. so as not being c. so as to be 	d. so as not being
15. He usually ______ or highlights only the words he wants to learn. 
a. underlines 	b. understands 	c. underlined 	d. understood
III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.
16. They are very proud about their new house.
 A B C D
17. The first question in the exam was very hardly.
 A B C D
18. However, he need to improve his listen skills.
 A B C D
19. We should clean the floor as quick as possible.
 A B C D
20. How much time do you spend for learning new words?
 A B C D
IV. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
We got up early in the morning. We (21) _____ prepared our food boxes to take with us. We left the house and had to drive (22)____through the town traffic. However in the countryside we drove (23) ____. After an hour we reached the foot of the mountain. We climbed the first part easily, but when we were nearly at the top we naturally slowed down (24) ___it was difficult. We tried (25)___to reach the top and when we did, Dad said we had done (26) ____.
21. a. care 	b. careless	 	c. careful 	d. carefully
22. a. slow	 	b. slowly 	c. lovely 	d. lately
23. a. fast 	b. fastly 	c. quick 	d. slow
24. a. but 	b. however 	c. because 	d. for example
25. a. hard 	b. hardly 	c. best 	d. most
26. a. good 	b. well	 	c. fine	 	d. bad
UNIT 6: THE YOUNG PIONEERS CLUB
TEST 1
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. although 	b. sidewalk	 	c. along 	d. all
2. a. volunteer 	b. support	 	c. century 	d. fund
3. a. enroll	 	b. both 	c. lost	 	d. program
4. a. shout 	b. loud	c.group	 	d. scout
5. a. school 	b. else 	c. secretary 	d. position
II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
6. The next meeting of the committee _____ on November 5th.
a. is 	b. are 	c. was 	d. were
7. I remember you____that shirt.
a. buy 	b. to buy 	c. buying 	d. for buying
8. You _____right.
a. may be 	b. will be 	c. was 	d. are being
9. Ten countries participated in the discussions.
a. took part 	b. hold 	c. tol	d. buying
10. You ought to_____ the house more.
a. get out to 	b. get off for 	c. get off 	d. get out of
11. I got_____ when I tried to find the station.
a. lost 	b. lose 	c. loss 	d. loose
12. ____ is the people who live in a place.
a. Community 	b. Environment 	c. Organization 	d. Program
13. I collect stamps as a______ .
a. hobby 	b. pastime 	c. favor 	d. a & b
14. If you want to join the library, you’ll need to fill _____an application form.
a. on 	b. to 	c. at 	d. out
15. The _____ is the air, water, land, animals and plants around us.
 a. environment 	b. community 	c. organization. 	d. program
III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.
16. When you see Dennis, tell himself he still owes me some money.
 A B C D
17. I don’t enjoy to go on vacation as much as I used to.
 A B C D
18. It was kind to you to take me to the station.
 A B C D
19. The hospital is trying to raise funds on a new kidney machine.
 A B C D
20. She taught her children how to care after their pets.
 A B C D
IV. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
Dear Granddad, 
I’ve got some really (21)_____ news. I may go to Camp Timber with Ace (22)_____ this summer. Mum (23)_____ I can go. The only (24)______ is that Ace’s dad says that it’s too expensive. Still Ace thinks he’ll probably be able to make some money by doing jobs around the house. He even promised his dad he would take the dog for a walk!
His sister is really angry because she wants (25) _____ to camp as well, but she’s too young. She’s only eight.
Anyway, I (26)______ he can go.
Love, Debbie
PS Tom says he’ll phone you soon.
21. a. great 	b. good	c. wonderful	d. all are correct
22. a. in 	b. at 	c.on 	d. Ø
23. a. say 	b. says 	c. is saying 	d. will say
24. a. news 	b. problem 	c. event 	d. occasion
25. a. go 	b. to go 	c. going 	d. to going
26. a. hope 	b. plan 	c. look 	d. seem
TEST 2
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. character 	b. act	c. land	d. similar
2. a. fitness 	b. differ	c. establish	d. tidy
3. a. voluntary	 b. along	c. support	d. organization
4. a. resource	 	b.your	c. course	d. encourage
5. a. hobbies	 b. bags	c. groups	d. organizations
II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
6.____away on holiday next week. Can we meet the week after?
a. am 	b. going to be 	c. will 	d. was
7.The sun_____ at 5.16 tomorrow.
a. rise 	b. rises 	c. is rising 	d. is going to rise
8. I actually enjoy _____ shoes. It’s relaxing!
a. clean 	b. cleans 	c. to clean 	d. cleaning
9. The news ______ as a shock to many of the people present.
a. come 	b. may come 	c. are coming 	d. will comes
10. This charity aims to help people _____ themselves.
a. help 	b. helping 	c. on helping 	d. for helping
11. We got _____ in the woods.
a. lot 	b. lost 	c. loss 	d. lose
12. The _____ is to increase sales in Europe.
a. aim 	b. aid 	c. arm	d. ace
13. I like _____ activities such as walking and camping.
a. outdoor 	b. indoor 	c. outside 	d. inside
14. She gave me a form and told me to _____ .
a. fill it 	b. fill it out 	c. fill out it 	d. fill in it
15. Two years_____ , an American businessman got lost in London.
a. lately 	b. later 	c. latter	d. late
III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.
16. After you will go another 50 meters, you will see a path to your left.
 A B C D
17. Can you help me moving this table?
 A B C D
18. Take this map so that you don’t go lost!
 A B C D
19. All of them agreed to participate for the program.
 A B C D
20. They are going to clean the banks of the lakes in weekends.
 A B C D